10 Reasons Why People in Business are Successful

1. They are willing to learn. The greatest learners become the best
teachers. Never ending improvement, as the Kaizen principle insists,
should be an individual’s primary goal in life. The only failure in life
is the failure to participate. There are no right or wrong ways of
doing things, each providing a result that can be assessed and worked on
from the learning that the outcome provides. This perfectly fits in
with the following success factor.

2. They take action. I have never seen anyone being successful by
doing nothing. By default, doing something has to be a move forward.
Doing a lot means that the law of averages will ensure that success
falls your way. 95% of the population “can’t be bothered”. To jump into
the 5% of the population who are successful isn’t hard. It’s just a
genuine decision to do something and persevere. Successful people work
on improving their time management by learning how time works and what
it means to you.

3. They mix with the right people. You can mix with the right people
and you can mix with wrong people. The choice is yours. You either fall
into those groups or you seek them. Because successful people don’t
gloat because of the Australian tall poppy syndrome, you need to do your
homework and ask people about their success. They are more than willing
to tell you because if they initiated the conversation, that might have
been construed as gloating. Look for a business coach and/or a mentor.
Surround yourself with the best accountants and lawyers.

4. They are great networkers. Successful people go out of their way
and meet as many people as they can because they know that the more
people they know, the more opportunities come their way. Staying in your
business or at home most of the time produces little results.

5. They have a dream. These people are the greatest dreamers. They
have strong beliefs that one day they will achieve what seems impossible
to most. The law of attraction means that you shall receive what you
crave for if the craving feeds itself with all the other attributes of
success.

6. They don’t allow dream takers interfere with their dreams. The
most dangerous people in your life can also be the people you hold most
dear to yourself. These can be some family members, friends, neighbours
and business colleagues. Respect the opinions of those who are
successful in their own right. Otherwise, you will receive pretty much
the same as what those dream takers are experiencing. Most of all,
respect your own intuition. Most of the time it’s the right decision for
you anyway. Remember, why engage in other people’s situations when
yours is different. You have different expectations, experiences,
financial and personal needs. Why live it through other people’s lives?
It’s one thing to have a dream, but to stick to it is the most important
part of achieving the dream. It is said that the journey is far more
exciting than the final achievement, so, choose to have an exciting
life.

7. They have integrity. Have you seen people having a go and
temporarily have a hiccup? Well, you can lose everything and rebound
twice as fast if you maintain your integrity. Once you lose your
integrity, it’s over. Practice the integrity that you wish other people
to treat you with. Set an example rather than stoop to the behaviour and
reactions that you are not impressed with.

8. They are great communicators. The best tool to master is to have
great communication skills. Honest, straight forward communication
totally outweighs fancy use of the language which also can have another
name for it. Study personality profiles and the way people process
information and the results of improved communication will reap you many
rewards over and over with a win/win outcome in most cases.

9. They are willing to share their knowledge. The best way to
remember the best parts of your success are to verbalise them or write
them down. Share it with those who ask.

10. They have a balanced life. Working too hard in any one area
creates imbalance. Work out what you like the most and bring them into
your life as you go. There are many tools available to assess the
“perfect you”.

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